CHALLENGE TOUR QUEST
Spain, Switzerland, Slovakia and side trips to Jordan and China – these could be locations where Longridge Golf Club’s Mark Young will be competing on the 2019 Challenge Tour
Gaining his Challenge Tour card following a successful year on the Euro-Pro Tour where he had three victories, Mark Young moves up to the level just below the main European Tour with both better players and prize money.
In a key season, a top 15 finish in the Challenge Tour rankings would gain Young automatic entry to the main European Tour next year. Additionally, he will be entering qualifying for both the Open Championship and the US Open Championship.
Initial preparation could not have been much better when seeking warm weather practice in Spain, Young took part in a Gecko Tour event – the Villa Padeirna-Flamingos – where with rounds of 67, 68 and 70 for an eight under par total of 205, he won the tournament by three strokes. Then in the Gecko Tour Final in very testing weather over three rounds, he finished with a level par total of 219 and tied fourth in a field of 60.
